Board of Directors

2024 - 2025
The CMHF Board of Directors comprises professionals and academics from across Canada serving three-year terms (for up to two terms). The Board sets the policy and strategic direction of the CMHF.
HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS
Retired directors appointed to recognize exemplary service to the CMHF:

Carol Herbert, MD CCFP FCFP FCAHS
Bryce Taylor, CM MD FRCSC FACS

OFFICERS
Lehana Thabane
PhD FASA FSCT FCAHS EMISI  
(Chair)
Professor, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact, McMaster University | VP Research, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton | Scientific Director
The Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton

Cindy Forbes, MD CCFP FCFP   
(Past Chair)
Canadian Medical Association Liaison
Halifax, NS

 

 

Derek Bodkin, CPA CMA   
(Secretary-Treasurer)
VP Insurance New Business
Individual Customer, Canada Life
London, ON

 

 

Betty Jean (BJ) Hancock, MD FRCSC FACS
(Member at Large)
Liaison, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Pediatric Surgeon and Intensivist, Department of Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Winnipeg
   
DIRECTORS
 

Louis Hugo Francescutti, OC MD PhD MPH FRCPC CCFP(PC) FACP CCPE ICD-D
Liaison, Canadian Medical Association 
Edmonton, AB


Lucie Germain, PhD CAHS
Professor (Full), Department of Surgery
Laval University
Québec, QC

   
Changseok (Freddy) Lee, MD 
2020 CMHF Award Recipient (Dalhousie University), Resident Representative
Halifax, NS
John Yoo, MD FRCS(C) FACS
Dean, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
Lodnon, ON
Greta Cummings, RN PhD FCAHS FAAN FCAN
Dean, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta
Alysia Christiaen, LLB
Partner, Chief Privacy Officer
Lerners LLP
London, ON
Preston Smith, MD MEd CCFP FCFP CCPE
Liaison, College of Family Physicians of Canada
Dean, Faculty of Medicine
University of Prince Edward Island
Harvey Chochinov, OC MD PhD
Professor of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba
Senior Scientist, CancerCare Manitoba Research Institute
 
Agnes Bongers, MCM
Hamilton, ON
 
Yundi Wang, PhD
Liaison, Canadian Federation of Medical Students
Vancouver, BC
Richard Reznick, OC MD FRCSC FACS
Vice President, Science, Healthcare and Research
The Azrieli Foundation
Toronto, ON  
 
Maureen A. Quigley, MSc ICD.D
Toronto, ON
 
 
Lissa Foster (Ex-officio)
Executive Director, London ON
 

 

 

About the CMHF

The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (CMHF) celebrates Canadian heroes whose work advances health in Canada and the world, fostering future generations of health professionals through the delivery of local and national youth education programs and awards.

This enduring tribute to our country’s rich medical history is showcased here and in our physical exhibit hall in London, ON